Why do the hands only move with the waist when shifting weight from one foot to the other in the transition from Ward Off Left to Ward Off Right in Grasp Sparrow's Tail?

I'm not sure what you are asking, other than what some are teaching as Ward Off Left, where the right hand comes back towards the right leg at the completion of posture. This is not Yang Cheng-fu style. More.

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